red floral specimen varieties grown in the studio for a still life vanitas series bubble Across cultures and histories

Across cultures and histories

Piece II ‘ Jezebel ’ standing straight and tall

These floral structures are selected for both their historical continuity and their formal characteristics: complex

a species whose history of human cultivation extends back to the earliest records of civilisation

red floral specimen varieties grown in the studio for a still life vanitas series bubble Across cultures and historiesThe Dark Water series presents floral forms submerged within dense, light absorbing water, where visibility is reduced and form emerges slowly from shadow. Created through experimental underwater processes, the works explore the tension between beauty and obscurity, presence and concealment. Single botanical specimens and more complex floral constructions are isolated against dark fields, allowing petals, stems, and structures to appear suspended in a